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Chemicals, Processes, &
Consumables for Finishing Shops
(additives, anodes, proprietary
processes, replenishables, "small ticket" items)
Note: this Directory does not include the following subjects,
which are covered in their own directories:
Capital Equipment &
Installation Services;
Consultants, Training Services
& Software;
Environmental Equipment &
Services; Jobshops;
Mechanical Surface Preparation;
and Test Equipment & Testing
Services.
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"These companies are not
responding to me! Don't they want my business?"
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Accu-Labs, Inc. [Chicago,
IL]
- Accu-Labs, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary chemistry for the
metal finishing industry, included the former Patclin, Rin,
Accurate and Alcor product lines. Accu-Labs offers a complete
product line of anodizing specialties, chromates, brighteners,
cleaners, acid activators and strippers for both plated and
painted products.
Acheson Colloids Company [Port
Huron, MI]
- World class manufacturer and supplier of conductive coatings,
inks and paints marketed under Aquadag, Electrodag and Dag.
Products offer excellent design flexibility, conductivity,
adhesion. We're here to help...ask which product is right for you.
Agate Lacquer [Middlesex, NJ]
- Manufacturers of waterbase, high solid, solvent base compliant coatings. Air dry or Bake for
spray, dip or flow coat. We design coatings to meet specific
requirements.
Alsa Corporation [Vernon, CA]
- Alsa Corporation is a full service decorative coating and
finished product supplier. Alsa is the exclusive North American
distributor for Becker Industrial Coatings, the European leader in
paint color styling for plastics and metals.
Antique Mirror Patina Solution
Produced by: AMPS Industries Inc. [Birmingham, AL]
- Antique Mirror Patina Solution effectively simulates the
appearance of tarnished or distressed mirror on new mirror
material. Simply spray, brush or pour Antique Mirror Patina
Solution onto the mirror plating surface for the desired effect.
Atotech USA Inc. [Rock
Hill, SC]
- The world leader in electroplating chemistry for the general
metal finishing industry, and chemistry & equipment for the
printed circuit board production industry. Industrial accounts
only please.
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Canadian Finishing Systems
Ltd. [Burlington, Ontario]
- Plating chemicals, equipment,
electroplating supplies, nickel, chrome, chromates, cleaners,
Canning distributor, electroless nickel, tin, lacquers,
phosphating chemicals.
Chung Kong Chemical Co., Ltd
[Hong Kong, China]
- Chung Kong Chemical mainly supplies a full line of chemicals
and various organic colors to aluminum anodizing industry.
Products include pre-treatment chemicals, organic colors, screen
printing resist inks, non chrome/chromates and post-treatment
chemicals.
Cohler Enterprises, Inc.
[Baltimore, MD]
- Manufacturers of Rhodium, Gold and Silver plating solutions
for the jewelry, dental and optical industries. Specializing in
Rhodium pen and bath solutions. Worldwide shipping.
Coyne Chemical Co., Inc.
[Croydon, PA]
- Complete metal finishing and plating source, stocking hundreds
of chemicals and proprietaries. Complete lab analysis capability
for testing. Qualified representatives. Also offering
environmental and contract services in the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeastern U.S.
CST-SurTec, Inc. [Middleburg
Heights, OH]
- CST-SurTec, Inc. is committed to providing the metal finishing
industry high quality processes that meet OEM and Tier One
suppliers' specifications, while keeping with environmental and
safety regulations. Through our partner SurTec GmbH Germany, we
provide our customers with the latest in technological
advancements in surface finishing applications for the automotive
industry.
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Distek NA [Elk Grove Village,
IL]
- Equipment, chemicals and related know how for the application
of the ArmorGalv Brand Non-Toxic and Pollution Free updated
version of Sherardizing, high corrosion resistant vapor diffusion
zinc/iron coating.
Dura-Chem Inc. [Lake
Elsinore, CA]
- Thermobond 3 - Solvent free metal repair filler/putty for
powder coating, cosmetic patching for metal finishers.
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Electrochemical Products Inc. [New
Berlin, WI]
- Manufacturer of brighteners and additives for copper, nickel,
zinc, silver, brass, tin and cadmium plating. Black oxides. Room
temperature metal blackeners and antiquing/oxidizing processes.
Phosphate finishes, rust preventatives, metal cleaners, etchants,
surface preps.
Everbrite, Inc. [ Reno, NV]
- Everbrite Protective Coating is a one part, easy to apply,
self leveling clear coat which will refinish faded metal, bringing
out the original color and finish. It will protect surfaces from
corrosion, oxidation, salt air, U.V., acid rain and other damaging
elements. It will never chip, crack peel or discolor and can be
maintained indefinitely.
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GALKIM Finishing Technologies
[Istanbul, Turkey]
- Manufacturer of Metal Finishing Chemicals including Functional
Plating Processes, Decorative Plating Processes, Aluminium
Processing, Paint Pretreatments, Precious Metal Salts &
Processes and Post Finishing. GALKIM designs and manufactures
Automatic Plating Systems and a full line of high quality plating
tanks (PP,PVC,PE).
Gold Touch, Inc. [Cleveland,
OH]
- Portable 24 karat gold brush plating systems, equipment and
chemicals for plating onto nickel, stainless steel, car emblems,
conductive plastic, as well as other metals.
Grant Manufacturing & Alloying,
Inc. [Birdsboro, PA]
- MANUFACTURER: Tin, Tin/Lead ANODES: Cast (1"x4", "D" Shape
2"x4"), Extruded (Star, 16,12 & 10 point, Oval 1.5"x3", Slab
1"x3"), Ball (0.87", 0.75", 0.45" Diameter), Flat-Top (1.625"),
Chunk (1"x1"). ALSO: Mossy Tin, Tin Shot, Babbitt, Pewter and
Solder. DISTRIBUTOR: Copper, Zinc.
Guardian Anti-Corrosives Private
Limited [ Chennai, India]
- We manufacture chemicals for Phosphating, Chromating, Black
Oxidizing etc. and proprietary rust removers, acid cleaners, rust
preventives etc. Our products include Vanguard ISP, Vanguard ZS,
Vanguard RC, Ferroguard, Vanguard M, Durophos, Pedigree, Defiance,
Dominator Plus, Endurokote-631 and Endurokote-32.
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Heatbath Corporation [Indian
Orchard, MA]
- Black oxides, phosphate conversion coatings, electroless
nickel, zinc plating brighteners, chromates, and metal cleaners.
Expert technical services. Direct sales from three manufacturing
facilities: Detroit, Chicago, and Springfield, MA.
Henkel Technologies [Madison
Heights, MI]
- Henkel Technologies is the world's leading provider of
products, services and systems for the treatment and protection of
metal or plastic surfaces. HST offers products for cleaning,
coating, bonding, sealing and structural reinforcement.
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International Chemical Products,
Inc. [Huntsville, AL]
- National Award winning Pre-treatment Process. Metal Surface
Preparation & Pre-treatment at Room Temperature for both Steel
& Aluminum before finishing, by an Environmentally Safe
chemical replacing Acid, Phosphate, Chromate and chemical sealer,
providing much better adhesion and corrosion resistance (high salt
spray hours) and Zero Waste disposal. Tested/Verified and
Published by US EPA.
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Jema-American, Inc. [Middlesex,
NJ]
- Silver spray metallizing system for decorative and automotive
markets which can produce a gold, brass, copper, or chrome finish.
We manufacture vacuum metallizing basecoat and topcoats for
plastic, metal and glass surfaces. We offer low VOC, gloss, matte
and various transparent colored topcoats.
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Liquid Corrosion Control Systems
[Victoria, British Columbia, Canada]
- Ship-2-Shore rust inhibiting coatings eliminate the need for
cathodic protection and provide solutions to difficult rust and
corrosion problems using Fluid Thin Film Coating technology
(FTFC).
Liquid Development Company (LDC)
[Cleveland, OH]
- LDC manufactures a full line of chemicals and equipment for
the worldwide brush plating / selective plating market, offering a
wear resistant hard trivalent chrome, brush plating services
worldwide.
Luster-On Products, Inc.
[Springfield, MA]
- Luster-On Products manufactures a complete line of surface
preparations and finishing processes for the metal finishing
industry. Our corporate name was originally our trade name for the
original bright chromate conversion that added "luster" onto
cadmium and zinc plated surfaces.
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MacDermid, Inc. [Waterbury,
CT]
- MacDermid Inc. has over 75 years of experience offering the
metal finishing industry a diversity of high performance and
superior quality products for pretreatment, decorative,
functional, electroless nickel, tin and tin/lead plating. Also
offered is a full line of environmentally friendly hex-chrome free
finishes and topcoats which meet today's requirements.
Martex Paints Ltd [Birmingham,
England]
- Martex offers industrial and decorative powders including
Artpow one-bake wood grain powder coating system, metallic powder
coatings, and unique colors including verdi-gris and rust, plus
Anoprime -- a low-VOC waterborne primer which requires no baking
because it is cured when the applied powder is baked.
Maskcoat LLC [West Monroe, LA]
- Stop-Off Lacquers, Liquid Maskants. For selective plating,
anodizing for temporary protective coating of those surfaces not
requiring complete processing. Fast cure brush, dip or spray
peelable/strippable coatings and strippers/reducers. Masking.
Metal Coating Process
Corporation [Charlotte, NC]
- Electropolishing Chemicals, Equipment, and Process Technology.
Informational seminars held monthly in Charlotte, NC.
METALAST International, Inc.
[Minden, NV]
- METALAST provides process control, chemical management
software, equipment and chemistry (specialty dyes) along with
METALAST TCP-HF a drop-in replacement to hex chromates and QPL
listed product to the metal finishing industry.
Metalline Chemicals
Corporation [Mequon, WI]
- High strength metals cleaners, environmentally friendly
chemical polishes and non-chrome corrosion inhibiting chemicals
for all metals.
Metalx, Inc. [Lenoir,
NC]
- B-9 Nickel Strippers. Supplier of cyanide-free chemicals for
stripping nickel and nickel alloys from all base metals and
substrates. Strip electroless nickel, electrolytic nickel, and
nickel-iron.
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G. J. Nikolas & Co., Inc.
[Bellwood, IL]
- Lacquer and EPA compliant liquid coatings for brass, bronze,
silver, copper, aluminum and other decorative metals. Coatings for
most applications from air dry to bakes in spray, dip, and aerosol
applications. Specializing in EPA solvent borne coatings that
utilize existing equipment and do not require retraining yet
provide a beautiful finish. Call us!
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Oakite Products, Inc. [New
Providence, NJ]
- Chemetall Oakite is a leading specialty chemical company which
designs, manufactures and supplies related equipment to
manufacturing and related industries.
Orison Marketing,
L.L.C. [Abilene, TX]
- Orison offers premier maintenance chemicals such as Evapo-Rust
Rust Remover, SC-Aircraft & Metal Cleaner, CP90 Rust
Inhibitor, Piston Kleen, BIOsafe Paint Solvent and IceClear
Deicers. Our products are sold worldwide to industry and military.
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Palm International, Inc.
[LaVergne, TN]
- Manufacturer and distributor of nickel, cobalt, rare earth and
other chemicals. Specializes in products for electroless
nickel plating. Manufacturer of automated and manual plating
systems, tanks, filters, heat exchangers, evaporators. Also, Palm
presents the ENSchool Electroless Nickel School, which is
known worldwide as a complete introduction to electroless nickel
plating.
Plating Systems &
Technologies, Inc. [Jackson, MI]
- PS&T is the leader in the art and science of mechanical
plating and galvanizing, offering a complete line of products for
both processes and providing the best technical support in the
industry.
Plating Technologies, Inc.
[Warren, MI]
- Supplier of chemistry and equipment for plating on plastics,
EMI/RFI shielding, and electroplating. Also available for
consulting and troubleshooting. We can find qualified sources for
your plastic plating and shielding needs. Fax your requirements
for competitive quote.
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Restore It Yourself,
Inc. [Carlsbad, CA]
- Manufacturer of safe cleaning solutions, rust inhibitors and
polishes for metal. Inventors of SCRATCH-B-GONETM, first Do-It-Yourself kit for scratch
and rust remediation from grained finishes on stainless steel
appliances, sinks and grills.
- Russamer Lab [Pittsburgh,
PA]
- Environmentally safe super-polishing of nitinol, cobalt,
nickel, stainless steel, niobium. Blackening titanium, titanium
color anodizing technology. Environmentally clean acid-free
polishing & passivation technology for stainless steel 300 and
400 series. Titanium photo-etching technology.
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Sanchem
Inc. [Chicago, IL]
- We specialize in chrome-free
pretreatments for aluminum, zinc, magnesium, steel and
galvanized metal. Our high performance chrome-free alternatives to
Irridite/Alodine can give you
both a clear and golden color from the same tank. Your product and
process line is unique. We will make an easy to use
environmentally friendly process for you.
John Schneider and Associates,
Inc. [Mequon, WI]
- Speciality chemicals and equipment for the metal finishing
industry. Anodizing - Antiquing - Black Oxide - Burnishing -
Chemical Polishing - Chromates - Cleaners - Detergent Acid
Additives - Electropolishing - Lacquers - Paint & Plating
Strippers - Post Treatments - Rust Preventatives
Stellar Solutions [Algonquin,
IL]
- CitriSurf is an environmentally friendly citric acid based cleaner and passivation
product for use with all grades of stainless steel.
CitriSurf replaces hazardous Nitric Acid products, and meets ASTM
A-967.
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Tally Metal Sales, Inc.
[Glenview, IL]
- Produce high purity zinc
anodes of all shapes. Distributor of Outokumpu nickel
anodes - cadmium balls - copper anodes - copper wire - tin anodes.
Technic Inc [Providence, RI]
- Leading supplier of precious and non-precious plating
chemistry in the U.S. (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium,
tin, tin-lead and PCB chemistry) for the electronics, PCB,
semiconductor, general metal finishing and decorative industries.
TIGER Drylac U.S.A., Inc.
[Ontario, CA]
- Since 1984, TIGER Drylac has been providing the metal
finishing industry with environmentally friendly and
technologically advanced decorative and functional powder coating
solutions for every application. TIGER Drylac continues to be the
leader in the powder coating industry with the world's largest
selection of over 600 colors and finishes and six locations to
serve you.
Titan International Inc.
[Moorestown, NJ]
- Anodes, chemicals,
baskets, hooks, bags, tanks, racks, heaters,
rectifiers, liners, brass, bronze, copper, cadmium, cobalt,
nickel, tin, lead, zinc, filters, sulfamate, MSA, cyanides,
stannate, graphite, sulfate chloride, potassium. Depolarized,
solder, alloys, silver, chrome, chromic.
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U.S. Specialty Color
Corporation [Monroe, NC]
- For more than 16 years, U.S. Specialty Color Corporation has
been a major supplier of aluminum dyes for the anodizing industry.
In addition, we also offer a complete line of pretreatment
chemicals, chromates and sealing agents.
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Zinex Corporation [Oxnard, CA]
- Industry leader in developing environmentally friendly plating
solutions and processes suitable for production baths in both
"Job" and "Captive" shops. These processes do not contain cyanide,
chrome, chelators, organics, selenium, lead or hydroxides.
Additionally, these processes are user friendly and easily
controlled. Also, Zinex manufactures D.C. power supplies for the
electroplating and electro-polishing processes.
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